How Long Does a Complete Marathon of the Halo Games Take?

ByJames Dorn Last Update on

As a passionate Halo fan and content creator who has played through the entire Master Chief saga multiple times, completing a full chronological run of all the Halo games is an epic yet immensely rewarding journey that takes approximately 83 hours of total playtime.

Breaking Down the Timeline

Playing the games in canonical order first requires an understanding of where each title falls on the Halo timeline:

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With this established, we can analyze the playtimes:

Playtimes for Mainline Games

Based on aggregated data from completion tracking site HowLongToBeat, here are the average playtimes for completing the main campaigns in canonical order:

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With a cumulative run time of 82 hours, completing just the core Halo games back-to-back is quite an intense feat. But for a truly comprehensive experience:

Including the Spinoffs

Alongside the mainline titles, there are two major Halo spinoffs worth factoring in for a complete saga playthrough – Halo Wars 2 and Halo: Spartan Assault:

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Tacking them on adds around 13 more hours, bringing the total completion time to approximately 95 hours for a single continuous Halo gaming session.

Of course, that would require almost 4 days of nonstop playing. More realistically, playing 2 hours daily, it would take around 7 weeks to finish the entire saga.

Either way, it‘s easily one of the most expansive video game universes to explore. But the epic journeys, iconic characters, and thrilling campaigns make experiencing Halo in its entirety well worth the dedicated undertaking.

Let me know if you have any other questions, or need tips for completing your own Halo marathon!

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